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Morning inside his dressing room in graceland, and it was there ginger discovered him. >> i went inside, i opened the door. >> panicked members of his group try to revive him. the medical examiner, one of the prime architects of what i long ago labelled the elvis cover-up. the conspiracy to hide his drug abuse from his heartbroken fans. >> the result of the autopsy are the cause of death is a cardiac arrhythmia due to undetermined causes. >> i have been praying about that. i hope and pray he did...

Sold his music for a fraction of what they were worth. unable to make more royalties on songs recorded before 1973. sole heir, lisa marie, was just nine years old when elvis died. her mom took colonel parker to court. he accepted a large fee to turn over most of his interests in presleys recordings to rca and the presley family. in january of 1997, the colonel died of a stroke. under priscillas firm guidance, graceland was born, and made into an enterprise for the public. >> elvis gave us so muc...

From american life. how do you feel about? >> well, the generation that youre talking about as far as im concerned. it is something natural. just my way of expressing my song, i cant help it. >> and you will still express yourself like that in the future? >> i put it like this, if i stand still im dead. >> screaming fans out there. do you still like screaming girls? >> if it wasnt for them i would have to re-up in the army, ill tell you. >> one girl he cant get enough of is the 14-year-old daugh...

Bus, maybe i have a shot. it has been a great ride, what a giver he was. >> elvis gave jerry shilling a house. >> it is just a home, geraldo, he was a very sensitive guy, he knew i lost my mother when i was a-year-old. i lived in the memphis neighborhood. and one day i was -- he gave me a check and said jerry, i know you lost your mother. and he said you never had a home. i wanted you to be the one to give it to. then he came up here, spent time. and ive been here for 40 years. ten years before ...

Image for $53 million in cash, absolving graceland of any debt. >> i thought wow, this whole thing of elvis has created jobs everywhere. you know, from doing this making suits and wigs and festivals. all kinds of stuff. >> australian mark anthony won the ultimate elvis championship for the south pacific and was flown to memphis to perform. he and american dwight eisenhower, no relation to the late president are among the top elvis tribute artists in the world. >> 180,000 tributes, that is a lot ...

Introduced me to elvis presley. super agent jerry weintrab. >> how in the world did you get past the most protective agent in the world? colonel tom parker. >> he said im going to give a million to go on tour. i said is there anything at all i can do for you, elvis? only thing you can do for me, promise me two things. number one, well always be sold out. and i want you to promise me that the first 20 rows will go to my fans. not to big shots. >> viva las vegas, he also went to hawaii and lived a...

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